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EPISODE · Feb 27, 2026 · 56 MIN

Men: An Explanation. The Ecstasy and The Demented, and Bigfoot

from Men: An Explanation Podcast · host Tom Hart

In this episode, Tom and Tim talk about the shared internal world, the lack of an internal world, the internal demented world, and spiritual experiences with Bigfoot.Lots about Tom’s crush on Christina Listens and how they love the same things, and then even more about Bill Clinton and other politicians. And storytelling and religion and Bigfoot.Timestamps0:00 Tom on diminished minor 7ths. 3:45 Youtube Christina Listens, on Tom’s favorite Firth of Fifth8:45 He rides majestic, past homes of men, who care not, nor gaze with joy9:30 Tim presses Tom on shared inner world, shared ecstatic experience10:45 All I want is for people to experience freedom and joy, a release from boundaries and of self11:30: Tim on Bill Clinton, and the exact opposite15:00 Tim on watching people watch Rick Perry at a campaign stop17:00 The lack of an internal life18:20 Clinton and a demented inner life20:24 Proximity of power, Tim doesn’t experience it21:30 Christopher Nolan in Pittsburgh, Tony Bennett in New York City, Ving Rhames in LA.22:30 Bill Clinton apologist, finishing up with Clinton25:15:I wasted so much energy on the George Bush years25:30 Bigfoot documentary28:00 Bigfoot and the religious, inner, personal religious experiences29:30 Everything we value, poetry, culture, etc. was a private unknown thought31:00 When you go to another family’s house, as a kid or an adult31:50 Domineering father cult leaders32:10 How do you become as demented as Steven Miller33:00 Bigfoot documentary and people trying out storytelling skills34:00 Tim listening to his parents as an adult, realizing they are good storytellers35:30 Tom on being in his family dynamic one last time before his mother’s death.37:43 Tom’s reading corner. Tom reads from The Creature, a 1970s seminal text about Bigfoot. 13 minutesAI says to smash that subscribe button This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit tomhart.substack.com

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